The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-03-10
BRIC.A-BRAC.
A maiden coy, and tall, slim boy
Sat pOOfsop nn a etiln.

a maiden coy, and tall, slim boy
Sat cootng on stile;
The boys lip wore q slight moustache,
The girls lip wore.a smile.
81 love thee" quoth the boy, and stroked
That faint and dOwny line;
'And ], =" the siren softly sighed,
:Would dye 1t were 1t mine"
He left that maiden like O flash,
A minute to the mile.
All! trifle not with youths moustachc
When sitting on stile.
trail.
What is the favorite decoration of winter
thermometers2 Furbelows.
AN interesting meeting Of Myrtle Lodge
hnlghts OF Pythias was held last night
The man who commits suicide by hang
ing dies OF his own free will and cord.
The "oldest inhabitant" always means
well, but he is apt to get ratified on facts.
American apples arc in high favor for
dessert at London dinners.
If man who thinks too much of him
self goes to Washington, he will take rooms
on ''I' street
The beer drinker would seem to be his
own worst enemy in that he maltreats him
| self so persistcnty.
AT Glasgow they are making a 1G5-ton
| anvil Tin two pieces, on which six steam
hammers will strike.
The late Matt Carpenter once said to a
Catholic divine, 'Purgatory is simply q
| motion for new trial"
De only difference 'twixt dc proud and
| dc fool is dis: De fools got de mos sense
Correct, cid man.
| The virtue which goes about seeking
| scandals and temptations everywhere where
we see nothing is more siclIening than vice
| There is only one female trombone player
in this country. There are a great many
women who do fluting, however.
| The woman who wears 5000 India
shawl on the tobaggan slide might be said
to be guilty of rapid extravaganza.
| Sleigh dealers do not rs Il rule employ
| commercial travellers, still their runners are
all over the country.
Among other receipts is one for making
an "Oystcr Loaf" Now why should idle
ness, even for an oyster, be encouraged?
The season of annual dinners is upon us.
1t Is wonderful how many associations
| there arc that live and thrive on one good
dinner year.
A Connecticut minister has denounced
kissing games at church socables Evi-
IDENTIFY the parson never has any luck him
self.
"Wine talks" says the provcrb; and it is
true, for when man is full Of liquor lie
can't hold anything else, not even his
tongue.
Statistics show that the average life of a
clergyman is G7 years, and of day laborcr
80 years; and yet Byron thought that whom
the gods love died young.
A commercial travellers society has
been organized, but, strangely enough,
every member is perfectly familiar with
the grip before he joins.
Il is now fashionable to eat pie with Il
fork. This is because the crust of the
pastry is often so tough that it turns the
edge of the knife and spoils it
"What is lakc?" asked the teacher. 4
bright little Irish boy raised his hand.
"Well, Mikey, what is it?" Sure it's n
hole in the ldttle, num-"
a despairing swain, in fit of Gcspcra-
ton, recently declared to his unrclcnting
lady love that it was his firm determination
to drown himself, or perish in the attempt.
The female high hat ut the theatre is az
exhibition of bad taste that we could easily
overlook-if the management would kind
ly provide us with step ladder.
"noes hanging prevent murder? 1t is
matter of history that cases arc rare
where man is known to commit murder
after being thoroughly hanged"
New York imported two million cabbagcs
from Europe last year, which indicates
that the Havana cigar trade OF that city
has outgrown the capacity of Connecticut.
A woman may be perfectly angelic and
as patient as patient can be, and still not be
| able to look calmly On while her husband
draws a match along n picture frame to
| light his pipe.
Talking with friends the other day about
the bringing up of children, Gen. Lew
Wallace said: "Train boy TO be brave
and to speak the truth, and you have done
your best by him.
No. sir, said the worldly young man
to the life insurance agent; Il don't feel
prepared to have my life insured Just vet.
do not care to feel that | would be worth
more dead than | am alive"
Mary Anderson has made nearly $40
600 during her London engagement. If
other girls would only follow her example
and lay up something for their futu hus-
bands, during their engagements, there
would he fewer matches broken off,
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